Category Archives: Peace Region
Lights going in at Evergreen Park entrance
The County of Grande Prairie will start installing traffic lights today at the main entrance to Evergreen Park. Public Works Director Dale Van Volkingburgh says there will be some other things done as...
Aug 13, 2018
Maintenance closures coming to Eastlink Centre pool
Annual maintenance work will force some closures at the Eastlink Centre in the coming weeks. The 25 metre pool will be closed from August 25th to September 8th, while the sauna and steam room will be ...
Aug 12, 2018
More road rehab projects set to begin on Monday
A pair of new road rehabilitation projects are set to begin in Grande Prairie tomorrow. Work will be done on 99th street between 112th avenue and the intersection of 121st avenue and 100th street, as ...
Aug 12, 2018
Commemorative bricks from Canada Games Arena up for grabs
Bricks from the Canada Games Arena are now up for grabs as commemorative pieces. Renovations to the plaza done last year included the resurfacing of the plaza in front of revolution place. The bricks ...
Aug 12, 2018
More people looking for work, on the job, in this region
Statistics Canada says there are 900 more people looking for work in the region that takes in the Peace. There were 12,300 job seekers in the area that reaches from Banff to Peace River this July comp...
Aug 10, 2018
Three-year-old grizzly captured in O'Brien Provincial Park
Update: According to Cox, they plan to release the healthy bear later today, south of Grande Prairie. Alberta Fish and Wildlife have captured an approximately three-year-old grizzly bear in O’Br...
Aug 10, 2018
Air quality Health Index climbs to Very High in region
UPDATE: (6:15 p.m.) The Peace Air Shed Zone Association says the AQHI is now at 8 in Grande Prairie, 7 in Beaverlodge, and 5 in Rycroft. Some very significant numbers are showing on the Air Quality He...
Aug 10, 2018
Another increase in suspected overdoses, education encouraged
There has been another spike in drug overdoses in Grande Prairie following a weekend of increased suspected overdoses in British Columbia. The HIV North Society says it knows of four overdoses in the ...
Aug 10, 2018
Air quality fluctuating around the Peace due to smoke
The air quality is getting worse in areas of the Peace Region this morning. The Peace Airshed Zone Association says the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is now at 11, or Very High in Beaverlodge, and 7...
Aug 10, 2018
Grande Cache could become part of MD of Greenview
Town of Grande Cache officials are worried about the future of their community. Staff from the Town and Municipal District of Greenview are working on a report to the province about future viability t...
Aug 10, 2018